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LAUNCH DISPUTE.
Ultimatum By Union.
OF
OPIUM SMUGGLING.
More Drastic Measures.
STORY
Draatio measures în coping. FULL
with the smuggling of opium are NEGOTIATIONS.
indicated in the present tendency Unless there are some further to impose heavy sentences on thought, devised to remove the "Gadabout ") is hell over until developments, the whole of the these who are caught engaged launches in the harbour will stop in this illicit trafic. It had obstacle to Chan's remaining in to-morrow.
work to-morrow evening at 6been the practice, until lately, to o'clock. This is the latest de-giva the option of a fine, but this The master of the Hupah cision of the Coxswaine and has been abandoned in favour of Association, jo a long term of imprisonment, La accordance with which they witness cases dealt with by Mr. sent a circular latter yeater-R E. Lindsell within the last day to all the launch owners few days.
Sentence of a year's 'rigorous
the Colony. But the facta are too well established to permait of acceptance of the now and con-reports that the Hainan Straits Engineers" tradictory versions now being put red haad buoy has disappeared. forward.
Growing in Popularity.
room
Major W. B. Roberts, D.S.O..in the Colony. The Secretary for Commandant of the 102ad. Chinese Affairs called a meeting Grenadiers, has been promoted of the men's representatives and imprisonment was inflicted by CASO this Lieut-Colonel..
tha delegates of the Hongkong his Worship in
prisoner being General Chamber of Commerce morning, the Castle Peak, as a bathing re-
employee on board the yesterday afternoon, but at that Bort, is steadily growing in popularity. That much WAS We have received a copy of the meeting no agreement was arriv.steamer Lake Faulk, who was shown on Sunday, when there N. Y. K: Travel Bulletin which ed at, although arbitration was arrested by a party of police were fully a score of motor-cars gives a description, with illustra-suggested by Mr. Hallifax. The searchers yesterday. The prison-
in the ougins drawn up on the roadside skirting tions, of the Tokyo Pesce Ex-Chinese rejected the proposal for er was caught standing in a
arbitration and insisted on the tank the beautiful beach and in the hibition.
granting of their full demands, pushing packages of raw opiom lean-to sheds adjoining the private And there
The meeting terminated without and opium dross through the bathing mataheds.
The extent of the There were 14 more cases of result, and, as stated above, the manhole. must have been quite a hundred | bathars enjoying dip in plague, with eight deaths, nati-launches of the Colony will stop seizure was 2432 taes of raw the bring. We can foresee thefied yesterday, as well as two running to-morrow evening aa- opium, and 58 taels of opiam at $4,870. All less something further transpires drose, valued. time when this spot will be just fatal cases of small-pox.
Sargeant Robertson in the meantime.
gave be just as popular as is Repulse were Chinese.
In view of the fact that the evidence of the seizure, after Bay on this side of the harbour. We hear that already some! Amongst the passengers who general public have not been which the magistrate passed given the full facts of the negotia- sentence as already stated. A residents are planning to erect left to-day by the Homegoing ..tions in this dispute, it would be second Chinese, who was charged week-end bungalows there, and Hakone Maru were Mr. 0. G. later on no doubt there will be Wood. Mr. A. H. Lay and Capt. substantial bathing-boxes in place F. T. Wheeler. of the present waished arrange- ments. Even such a hotel as we
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No. 87 Company RG.A. is now YOULE-At Saigon on May have at Repulse Bay may one 16th., P. D. Youle, of the Hong-day spring up there, in which absorbed by No. 94 Company kong and Shanghai Banking event Castle Peak will become R.GA. Major W. C. Downing, one of the Colony's main summer RG.A.. has assumed command of Corporation, aged 26.
attractions. Time does wonders, | No. 94 Company. leven in Hongkong, and the pos
sibilities we have foreshadowed may come even before most of us anticipate their fruition.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 17th May, 1922.
CHAN'S GUILT.
to
as well if they were plainly and in conjunction with the first, was accurately stated: It must be discharged, his Worship being of understood, in the first instarce, the view that the evidence for a that foreign smployers of launch conviction was not sufficient in crews hase never been asked for this man's case.
Telling of visit which be an increase by their men. Every. thing has been done by the made on a house at Woosung in a quest for illicit Union. We have been favoured Street
Ofcer P. with a resume of the negotiations opium, Revenue- which have taken place between Lannigan stated this morning delegates representing the two that he had to break the door open Lieut. Col. F. Hyslop. C.B.E Chambers of Commerce in the before he could gain admittance. of the King's Regiment, is Colony and the Union from which On the floor he came upon a girl granted leave from May 25th. to it will be seen that everything and an elderly female busily eng- July 25th. for the purpose of pro-possible has been done by owners aged in the harmless parait of ceeding to Peking.
to meat the Union. The negotis-sewing clothing. Appearance in The Unspeakable Turk.
tions commenced-on March 31st, this case proved to be deceptive. when, in consequence of An innocent-looking basket depo- Reports have gained currency
The distribution of prizes ja letter addressed to launch sited on a pile of firewood was, on lately that the Turks in this connection with the Ching Ng owners. Messrs. G. M. Young being opened, discovered case the Angora, or so-called College took place at the Great and H. P. White were appointed contain 155 taels of raw opium Nationalst, section of them Eastern Theatre, Queen's Road by the Hongkong General Cham but when examined, the two have been perpetrating atrocities East, this morning, the ceremonyber of Commerce to meet the females declared with unanimity upon the Christian minorities to being performed by Mrs. Cavalier. Union men and arrange terms. that the opium did not belong to Apparently realising that &
a degree that vies with the worst
A meeting was held that day. them, but was left in their murderer is ar. undesirable, the days of "Abdul the Damned."
woman who had The statement in Parliament by The principal attraction at the when the Union demanded in custody by a labour leaders in Hongkong are Mr. Chamberlain shows that these World Theatre at present is a creases as follows:-Men earning promised to call for it later. attempting to throw doubt on the reports are only too true. Ten William Fox drama showing Tom $10 and under, 50 per cent in- The case came before Mr. R. E. story then Casa Ping-sang thousand Greeks, including many Mix in "Ace High," a fine story of crease: $20 and ander, 10 per Lindsell, who asked in what actually killed his wife, although women and children, have been adventure in the Canadian North-cent: 830 and under, 30 per cent relationship the girl stood to the done to death in Asia Minor. West Mounted Police. The $40 and under, 25 per cent: 850 elder prisoner. They were not it was for that crime that he was when the Young Turks effected Screen Magazine depicts some and ander, 20 per cent and over mother and daughter, it appeared, sentenced to imprisonment. At their coup d'etat thirteen or four interesting events whilst a comic 850, 15 per cent. This demand
panion was a neighbour of her the time the affair occurred, the teen years ago the Liberals in concludes anexcellent programme, was made on behalf of all kinds the girl said that her com- of launches. On the following day,mother who was in the country. story published in the newspapers
counter-offer was toede to the Mr. Hall, who appeared for the was that Chan, accompanied by at hand. Events were not long Cinema-goers who have a Union, amounting to:-$10 and defence, applied for an adjourn anotbe: Union official, took his in demonstrating that the Young reads sean Pauline "Frederick under, 30 per cent; $10-20, 20 per ment of the hearing to prepare know that any photoplay in cant: $20-30, 15 per cent; over his case. The application was wife for a motor-car ride and Turk bad the faults of his pro- which she takes the leading role $30. 10 per cent. This offer was
genitor, plus bypocrisy. When
on April 4th, a that, ou reaching quiet spot the European war was proceed is good. Damonstrably then, they refused
was held at Chan fired at the woman, who ing it was more than once an-will know that this evening's further meeting
Kowloon Theatre attraction, which the delegates of the Cham- later succumbed after accusing nounced that the Turk was to be her husband of the crime. The cloared out of the Western con."The Peace of Roaring River," is ber of Commerce increased their vices would be discontinued. The tinent bag and baggage. Since good, since it gives the great offer so as to read:-$1 to $10.letter farther complained that no tale now told by the Union offi.we live in a world of compromise, actress an unusually fine part. cials is that Chan saw his wife very considerible modifications in with another man and that she the Treaty of Serres were found advisable, if only to placate our
England were deluded into the belief tha: an era of reform was
and
granted.
That was the version given on but on the main question there was, at the Marine Court, befare roath for all certificated men tain flat increases and mialmura
Canton Times, which. in its re-A Chan-Wu Combination.
35 per cent. increase: $10-20. replies had been received to the 224 per cent; the remainder of previous letters clear mis- the scale to be as above. Nothing statement of fact as all the owners Charged with being a suspected further transpired until April did reply. We are given to told the latter to shoot Chan, Moslem subjects. An investigat-person, & reputed thief, having 19th. wben at another meeting understand that several opera
found in a boat in Victoria whereupon both men Ered and it ing body for Asia Miner is spoken Harbour of Salt Fish Lane with the Guild put forward an entire have siready replied to the ulti- was impossible to say by whose of, and the idea is commendable, intent to commit a felony, at 3 am. new suggestion, asking for a matum, pointing out these things flat rate increase of $6 per and saying that the offer of cer- revolver the woman was killed.for these ruthless deeds should be:
on the 16th. inst. Wong Sing dragged into the light of day:]
and $5 per month for all uncerti-rates had never been disposed of. Comdr. Beckwith, R.N., this
ficated men. This new offer was A meeting took place at the Monday. Yesterday, the Union appears, unhappily, to be no doubt.
to two morning, sentenced wae at pains to explain that With this fresh evidence that the months hard labour. The evid discussed by the two Chambers office of the Secretary for Chinese delegates and they decided to Afairs yesterday afternoon when Ottoman bordes are unft for the Chan, acting in self-defence comity of civilised nations, there ence
was that defendant waS offer an increase of $6 to certi-representatives of over 200 Chi- seen manoeuvring round near fitsted men and $4 to uncerti-nese launches said that they had against another man, uniaten-will be sympathy with Lord the Lae Sang. He was previous-fested men on Chinese launches, agreed to meet the Joion's tionally killed a third party." Curzon's declaration that, if they convicted in 1918 for stealing but with regard to foreign-owned demands for a percentage in-
Turks abstract investigation, the 60 tons of coal. Defendant plead-launches there
to were
be crease in full. The European All these Union statements. Government will have to reconed that he took a passenger to a minimum rates of pay as follows: delegates pointed out that, se designed to show that Chan is a sider the revised peace terms, of joak near the Lee Sang.
-$14 per month to all deck | European owners paid, more, the which thesc crimes TO 80 wronged and innocent man, are
hands and engine crews; $25 percentage settlement would be atrocious breach. obvious quibbles. We will estab
As the result of fighting be- per month to coxswains and unfair to them and they could lish that point by quoting the
tween the members of two labour $2 per month to engineers. It not offer more than they bad al
The Unions' delegates unions in settling a dispute, & was pointed out that those rates ready. member of the Wood Sawing were only minimum. The Union said they wanted the European port of the affair in February Only a few days ago President Division of the Carpenters' Union men said they would consider the ownere to meet them in foll, fail- last, studiously refrained from Sun, probably confident in the in Canton was killed recently by offer, but since that time they ing which there would be a Catting members. have not communicated with the general strike of all Isunch mentioning sither the accused's prowess of his Northern ally, the Wood
workers, both on Chinese and name or position. It nevertheless took the high-handed step of Governor Wu, upon receipt of a delegates of the two Chambers.
On April 27th. a meeting of the foreign-owned launches. dismissing General Chan King-petition by the family of the de- repeatedly referred to him as aming from his administrative post ceased labourer, immediately European launch owners was held Secretary for Chinese Affairs The Earop- "murderer," stating that at the in Kwangtung. The ally has ordered the arrest of the lawless at the Chamber of Commerce suggested arbitration, but the
said that in / preliminary bearing the mar-sustained a heavy fall at the labourers. In Fongsoen yester- when the above facts were Isid Guild men refused.
hands of Wu Pui-foo, with whom day, several labourers, who are before them. That meeting was ean delegates derer freely confessed that the General Chan has been on friendly said to be responsible for the called in consequence of a further the event of arbitration they were crime charged against him was terms for considerable time. death of the murdered man, were letter which owners had received willing to have any award dated
Hence true, but his friend who accom-
the latter, after a arrested by the gendarmes, in co-direct from the Guild asking for back to April 1st.
the original demands and entire The meating broke up without period briet
of obscurity, operation with the police there. panied him to Park Wan moun
ly ignoring all the counter-offers any result, and launches stop is emerging into notice tain the very day had no hand in again.
as well as their counter-proposals.running to-morrow night unless A Peking message it." And in its story of the shoot-states that Oban and Wu are in To view of the lack of modern The meeting decided to stand by something farther transpires.
A strike of launches would ser- ing of the constable who came to constant telegraphic communica. business training of most of the the last offer of their delegates
tios, so that the Chan-Wu com-business men in Canton, the and on May 28th and 29th, all iously hamper the Colony's ship- arrest Chan at the hotel where bination mooted some months ago Municipal Commissioner of Edu-the owners wrote letters to the ping trade, as all towage and bè was staying, our Canton con- may yet materialise, Wocation has decided to start several Guild pointing out that no,reply lighterage launches would be temporary frankly stated that reported as ready to support Commercial Night Schools in had been received from the Union affected.
The Secretary for Chinese "before the policemen effected Chan's plan for the re-establish- Canton. A sum of ten thousand regarding that last offer. The
ment of the former Parlia-dollars has been appropriated to matter, they said, was wholly in Affairs (Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax), his arrest, the murderer boldly ment. Chinese leaders usually the new Municipal Budget for the hands of their delegates, seen just before going to press, M.. Young and said negotiations were still shot at the policeman. with the have such conflicting views that running these proposed Institu- Messrs. G.
Mr. G. M. Young informed a same revolver that he used to kill it may take some negotiation to tions and another sum has been E. P. White. Since that time, taking place.
bring the programmes of the twolket azide by the City Treasury nothing has been heard until bis wife."
men to a definite basis; but this for the opening of these schools. yesterday morning, when laudch Telegraph representative It is clear from the foregoing pair at least offer a more promis- The course of the studies of the owners received directa circular afternoon that negotiations were that unless their pected that a further meeting quotations that the Canton Times, 1g ontlook than did the alliance proposed schools includes Eng-letter from the Guild giving an not entirely closed. It was oz.
between the erratic South China lish,banking and exchange, book. ultimatum though anxious after the affair President and the unscrupulons keeping, shorthand and typewrit original demands were met in full would be held this afternoon
within 48 hours, all launch ser.sometime. to bide the identity of the guilty War Lort of Fengtien,
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